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To: Coop

Lead poisoning?


56 posted on 06/30/2004 5:20:30 AM PDT by MJY1288 (Our Troops swear to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, LOOKOUT DEMS)
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To: MJY1288
Lead poisoning?

Sure. The gunpowder-assisted acceleration of metallic lead to over 2000 fps substantially enhances its ability to penetrate biological membranes, effectively making it quite toxic.

;-)

63 posted on 06/30/2004 5:27:04 AM PDT by Chemist_Geek ("Drill, R&D, and conserve" should be our watchwords! Energy independence for America!)
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